### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.rse.efs.ui
Index: src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/efs/ui/RSEFileSystemContributor.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/dsdp/org.eclipse.tm.rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.efs.ui/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/efs/ui/RSEFileSystemContributor.java,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -r1.1 RSEFileSystemContributor.java
--- src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/efs/ui/RSEFileSystemContributor.java	25 May 2007 17:19:15 -0000	1.1
+++ src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/efs/ui/RSEFileSystemContributor.java	12 Jul 2007 13:54:43 -0000
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  *    - Improve performance by RSEFileStore instance factory and caching IRemoteFile.
  *    - Also remove unnecessary class RSEFileCache and obsolete branding files.
  * Martin Oberhuber (Wind River) - [188360] renamed from plugin org.eclipse.rse.eclipse.filesystem
+ * Kevin Doyle (IBM) - [189441] New Project using RSE can't be done with Windows
  ********************************************************************************/
 
 
@@ -74,6 +75,14 @@
 			
 			IRemoteFile file = (IRemoteFile)selected;
 			String path = file.getAbsolutePath();
+			
+			// Windows file paths will contain \ but URI's can't contain them
+			path = path.replace('\\', '/');
+			
+			// Path must start with a /
+			if (!path.startsWith("/")) //$NON-NLS-1$
+				path = "/" + path; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			
 			IHost host = dlg.getSelectedConnection();
 			String hostName = host.getHostName();